Optical equalizers for bandwidth-limited transmitters and PAM-based fiber optic links
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Guo, X
Cunningham, DG
Penty, RV
White, IH
Abstract
© 1983-2012 IEEE. Optical feed-forward equalization (FFE) of a single-mode fiber link has been studied theoretically. It is demonstrated that a simple short optical FFE having three to five taps can provide significant performance improvement of bandwidth-limited transmitters for both short and long reach links compared with the nonequalized scenario. Since optical FFEs can simultaneously operate on multiple wavelength division multiplexing channels, they can provide a simple, low power, and cost-effective solution for high-speed optical communication links.
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Feed-forward equalization, optical equalizer
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Journal of Lightwave Technology
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0733-8724
1558-2213
1558-2213
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36
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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